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CONDENSED NEWS.
Got settled yet Y
Did the stovepipe tit.
The weather is tickle.
Observe Arbor Day tomorrow.
The top coat cannot be laid away yet.
March evidently slipped over into
April.
This is a good time to plant that spring
advertisement.
Don't forget the Glee Club Concert at
the Opera House to-night
Gentle spring should have full sway
now.
Boat owners are over hauling their
craft.
The lateness of spring may be attribut
ed to the absence of the handorgan.
a number of tramps noticed in
this city yesterday.
A in w portico has been erected at
the residene» of Mr-. Samuel Gold
smith, Lower Mulberry street.
The farmers are now busy sowing
oats.
The ash cart is kept moving these
days.
The health of the borough is excep
tionally good at present.
Farmers complain of the scarcity of
help, nearly all the wage-earners of j
the rural districts having flocked into
town.
School children are already counting
the days until the close of the term.
Tlie Easter trade was unusually heavy
for the confectioners this year.
By all means make preparations for a
big Fourth of July celebration.
The Spring chicken is preparing to
join the ranks of the harbingers.
Last season s straw hat will soon be
dragged forth from its lair.
It would please everybody now if
April would get down to genuine spring
business.
The robins are perfectly safe now in
registering for the season.
There is a great ileal of satisfaction in
knowinK that the danger of a coal min
ers strike has been reduced to a min
imum.
The oyster season will close m four
Weeks.
Some of the country schools closed
last Week.
April is probably stocked up,as usual,
with wet goods.
The gay season has resumed just
where it left tiff.
Yon had better take an umbrella with
yon this week for April showers may
!»e expected.
If there are any legitimate industries
looking for the best location in the
<tate, Danville should be selected.
It is jiossible now that the egg market
will settle down to a normal condi
ion.
The days are on the long stretch.
We had Mime left over March weather
yesterday.
This kind of weather is not in har
mony with spring millinery.
Many a man won't know his number
or a while.
Next fall's campaign is going to be a
ively one in Montour connty.
Speak well of your town and outsiders
will have more respect for it.
Passenger travel has lieen good on
ill railroads during the past week.
Everybody would welcome pleasant
Vpril days
The weather is rather uusettling
10th for the poets and the peach crop.
The demand for labor is increasing
dl over the country. This is an evi
lence of the permanency of prosperity.
NOTICE TO FARMERS We want
<XI tons of Scrap Iron all kinds. Will
iay a special cash price. Bring what
•ver you have.
SAFETY SPINDLE & M'f'g Co.
Cast Market St Danville. Pa
Did yon move (>f course you didn't
leglect to change your paper.
Reese I '.dmondson was in Hloomsburg
csterday.
Draymen have been doing a land of
ce business this week.
Frank G. Peters, proprietor of the
Jem Cigar store, is ill at his hontn on
I Mahoning street
Illoiitouf it
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NIVER UK ENTTRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN OEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUC TION!
VOL. 47—NO 14.
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A Mau Who Held the Respect of all Who
Knew Him-
J In the death of John McDermott,
I which occurred at his home, No. IV>
! Spruce street, yesterday morning, Dan -
j ville loses one of its sturdiest citizens.
John McDermott\s life was a busy
one. Bom in County Longford, Ire
land seventy-two years ago he emigrat
ed to this country when 10 years of
age. He was in Danville when the
plant owned by the Reading Iron
Company was built and was among
the first to find employment there. He
became a heater and in that capacity
lie continued to labor until some ten
years ago, when the infirmities incid
ental to declining years obliged him to
seek some less arduous work. For
some years prior to his death he was
employed as watchman at the Wall
street crossing of the D. L. & W. rail
road.
The deceased was a soldier in the
Mexican War and so far as known is
the only survivor of that conflict resid
ing in Danville or in this section.
During the Civil War, as a member of
the cavalry he saw service for four
years. At the close of the Civil War
hi- was transferred to the western
frontier where for some six years he
participated in the different Indian
wars. Altogether about twelve years
of his life were devoted to the service
of his adopted country.
John McDermott was a man who
was respected wherever he was known.
Few men had a keener sense of honor
or a keener sense of justice. His word
once given was as true as his bond. A
man of intelligence, he read widely,
while his varied experiences in life
gave him a store of practical informa
tion that made him an authority on
many subjects.
He represented the Third Ward in
the school hoard of Danville for many
years. He was one of the most pro
gressive members, always approach
able and kind, ready to espouse the
cause of either teacher or pupil when
they seemed to be in any sense the
victim of injustice.
The deceased was afflicted with heart
trouble and dropsy. Although ill for
a year and a half he was confined to
his bed only since Friday of last week.
He passed away at 12 :48 a. m.yester
day. The funeral will take place Fri
day next at 10 a. m.
The deceased is survived by his wife
and three children —George of Lochiel,
and William and Kate, who reside at
the parental home.
Mr- Laumaster General Secretary
W. 1). Laumaster Tuesday assumed
the general secretaryship of the Y. M.
C. A. His presence with its old-time
cordiality seemed to invest the build
ing with a familiar atmosphere. He
received many kindly greetings dur
ing the day from members and others
who dropped into the building.
It is too early for Mr. Laumaster to
announce any plans for the corning
year. It is understood, however, that
the General Secretary will not be idle
and what ever measures lie inaugurates
to help the work along will be practic
al in their nature and in full accord
with religious precept. Mr Laumast
er has earned the confidence of the
public along all lines ot' work as was
attested by the unanimity with which
he was recalled to the general secre
taryship. He now has a right to ex
peet the support and co-operation of all
Christian people.
Former Townsman Married.
Lewis Steiubrenner.a former towns
man, son of Mrs. Annie Steinbrenner,
this city,last ('Veiling entered the holy
state of matrimony, the bride heing
Miss Margaret Patterson of Wilkes
barre. The ceremony took place at
the residence of the bride's parents at
WilkesbaiTe, at 8 o'clock. Mr. and
Mrs. Steiubernuer after a wedding trip
will take up their residence in Troy,
N. Y., where the groom is engaged in
business.
Miss Tillie Steinbrenner of New
York and Mrs. Annie Steinbrenner
and Miss Annie Steinbreuner of this
city attended the wedding.
Wedded in Philadelphia.
J. Wellington Shannon, son of.l. L.
Shannon of Riverside,and Miss Emelie
de Solms Kennedy of Philadelphia
| were united in wedlock yesterday.
I The ceremony took place in the Holy
j Trinity Church at high noon.
Miss Elizabeth Shannon ol River
j side, sister of the groom, was brides
j maid, and Fred Kennedy of Philadel
j phia, brother of the bride, was best
| man.
In addition to Miss Shannon, Mr
and Mrs. Jesse Shannon and Mrs. M.
F. Gulick of Riverside were present
at the wedding.
Struck By a Plank.
T. A. Lake, who operates a lathe in
the handle factory at the Shovel Works,
met with a painful injury yesterday.
| A piece of plank which was being cut
by binding, became fastened in a rip
I saw. The operator stooped down to
pick up a board to force it loose when
by the action of the rapidly revolving
saw it was hurled backward over his
head striking Mr. Lake, who stood
nearby, on the hack of the head.
The man was badly stunned and reel
ed under the blow but recovered him
| self. A very ugly scalp wound was
produced, which required a number of
I stitches. Dr. Wiutersteen adnnnist
i ered
ARKOK I»AY
FRIDAY NEXT
Flood and Drought Due to Destruction
of Forests.
Governor Stone lias appointed Fri
day. April 4th. as the first of the two
Spring Arbor days, the second fol
lowing on the 18th,inst. The Governor
urges that the day he observed by
planting trees, citing the recent Hoods
and storms as an added argument in
favor of restoring the forests of the
State.
It must indeed be a poorly informed
person, who at this time would ignore
the value of forests or even of a mod
erate acreage of woodland in regulat
ing the rainfall, and restraining the
flow of water when the snow,piled up
among the mountains, begins to melt
under the increasing warmth of the
sun as Spring approaches. The protract
ed droughts as well as the devastat
ing Hoods which result in damage year
ly that can be measured only by mil
lions, are alike attributable to the de
nudation of our country of its timber.
These are established facts based up
on scientific observation and as such
they are taught in our public schools.
Arbor Day was instituted at least
fifteen years ago. The event was ob
served with appropriate exercises in
the schools, as, speaking for our own
borough,it seems to be at present. Hut
the observance of Arbor Day was uot
considered complete without the act
ual planting of trees. Thus tree-plant
ing in the child's mind was removed
from the domain of theory into that of
practice. Even if the frail tree plant
ed in the earth failed to take root it
was felt that some good had been ac
complished.
Within recent years Arbor Day has
added few,if any trees, to the borough.
To what extent tree planting or forest
ry is dwelt upon in the public schools
of this section we cannot say, but the
subject no doubt receives some atten
tion.
At all events it is hoped that the
teaching will make itself felt before
many years, in no part of the State is
the merciless slaughter of timber car
ried to a greater extent than in this sec
tion. While the Commonwealth is do
ing what it can to restore trees to
denuded tracts, the portable saw mill
hereabout continues on its mission of
destruction. One by one the tracts of
scrubby timber, which in their own
way contributed to the general good,
disappear and the hill sides and the
mountain tops denuded,barren and in
accessible to the plow, lie uncultivat
ed and desolate, a blemish on the laud
scape.
Brought Here For Burial.
Philip Persing, a former resident of
Danville, but later of Shamokin, who
died at the latter place Monday last,
was brought to this city yesterday
afternoon for burial, interment being
made in the cemetery of the Reformed
Church. The funeral was in charge
of the Knights of Golden Eagle, Castle
No, 122, of Paxinos, to which the de
ceased belonged. The pallbearers, mem
bers of the order, were as follows: J.
H. Miller, J. H. Leiseuring, Samuel
Bastress, W. H. Bastress, Charles F.
Krick and Jacob Cole.
Mrs. Persing. widow of the deceas
ed, is a sister to Mrs. Daniel B. Hed
dens of this place.
Accepted Position as Foreman.
David E. Haring, for many years
past a moulder at the Danville Stove
Works, left yesterday morning on the
v»: 14 Pennsylvania train for Waynes
boro, Ya., where lit- has accepted the
position of foreman in the foundry of
a stove manufacturing plant. Mr.
Haring learned his trade in the stove
works here and was always accounted
one of their most steady and skillful
workmen.
Among other Danville men employed
in the Waynesboro plant are Wilbur
Bennett, pattern maker, and Albert
Russell, who holds a clerical position.
Bought a Four-in-Hand.
Liveryman C. C. Moyer Tuesday
bought the four bay horses of John
K. Bennett which constituted the
handsome four-in-hand team which
was frequently seen upon our streets.
The horses, all four of which are
docked, are fine animals and raise the
number of horses in Mr. Moyer's
livery stable from fifteen to nineteen
head.
Very Fine Entertainment.
Professor Charles Hartley. Ventrilo
quist and humorist, was greeted by a
large audience in the Y. M. C. A. hall
Tuesday night. The entertainment was
first class in every respect. Professor
Hartley impersonated several charact
ers and did it most successfully,show
ing tin- conception of a true artist. In
mimicry he was especially fine. His
ventriloquism was very effective,carry
ing with it more illusion than usually
accompanies such performances
Inter-Scholastic Debate.
Posters were put up in this city Fri
day announcing the Inter-Scholastic
debate, which will take place at Suu
burv on Thursday evening, April 17,
between the High School debating club
of this city and the Webster Debating
Club of Sunbury. The debate will be
held in the Court House.
The engagement of Miss Lulu Ruber
of Benton to Russell H. Foust of this
city has been announced. The wedd
ing ceremony will be performed at the
home of the bride's parents in Benton
on May l
I IAN VI 1.1.K, l'A.. THURSDAY Al'ltlL 3. I
PERSONAL
PARAUIPIIS.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Miss Nellie Welliver of Harrisburg,
returned home yesterday after a visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. B.
Welliver in Derrv township.
Miss Lillian Kepner of the State
Hospital for the Insaue, left yesterday
for a week's vacation with her par
ents in Hughesville.
Mrs. H. A. Greiuer of Mausdale,
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
Dr. S. Y. Thompson returned yester
day from a several days' visit to Phila
delphia.
Mrs. M. Carey of Wyoming, returned
home yesterday after a visit at the
residence of her sou, Jesse Carey, on
Church street.
Claude Guest was a Bloomsburg visit
or last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Iless of
Bloomsburg, returned home, last even
ing after a visit with Mrs. Rebecca
Hess, Bloom street.
Frank Magill returned home last
evening from a visit in Moutandou.
Mrs William H. Famsworth of
Shicksliinny returned home last even
ing after a visit with her parents in
this city.
Charles Fenstermacher and guest
Mali lon Rautshaler, students at State
College, returned yesterday after a
visit with the former's father, James
Fenstermacher, Valley township.
Miss Penina Bright, West Market
street, returned home last evening
from Philadelphia.
Mrs. Harry Hancock returned home
yesterday [after a visit with Mrs. Rich
ard Morrall, at lola.
Miss Margaret Jones of Espv return
ed home yesterday alter a visit at the
residence of Abraham Jones, Railroad
street.
Mrs. Anna Harder, East Mahoning
street, returned home yesterday after
a short visit with Mrs. Richard Mor
rall, at lola.
Mrs. William Eberly of Cameron,
spent several hours in this city yester
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Winters of Sun
bury spent Sunday wih friends in this
city.
George Wrights of Catawissa, spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
Horace Blue spent Sunday with
friends in Sunbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kelly of Sun
bury speut Sunday with the latter's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beaver,
Pine street.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Schain of
Berwick, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Loweustein, Mill street
Edward B. John of Berwick spent
Sunday at the home of William Hed
dens. West Mahoning street.
Miss Anna Gearhart of Willianisport
arrived in this city, Saturday even
ing, for a visit with Miss Mabel Gear
hart, Ferry street.
Mrs. Fanny Heddeus and Thomas
F. Kerswell of Washingtonville,spent
Sunday at the home of William Hed
deus, West Mahoning street.
Miss Mary Ann James of Bloomsburg
spent Sunday with her mother in this
city.
Mrs. Nora Heddens of Washington
ville drove into this city Saturday.
H. B. Cleaver spent Sunday with
friends at Howellville.
Frank McCue of this city spent Sun
day with friends in Plymouth.
Charles Savage of this city spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Savage in Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Cordelia Van Gilder and sou
Roy spent Sunday with relatives in
Nort hum ber lan d.
William Byerly of Willianisport,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Byerly, Walnut street.
Mrs. Benjamin Snyder of Northum
berland, returned home yesterday after
a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Morgan, Bloom street.
Henry Long of Bloomsburg, spent
Sunday in this city with his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Long on Railroad street.
Dr. C. H. Reynolds and wife of Mill
street speut Sunday with friends in
Catawissa.
Miss Bessie Moody of this city
spent Sunday with friends in Catawissa
Mrs. Mary Harder of East Mahoning
street, spent Sunday with Mrs. Rich
ard Morrall at lola
Mrs. Harry Hancock of Church street
spent Sunday with Mrs. Richard Mor
rall at lola.
Mrs. Charles Snyder and Miss Mamie
Hoffman of Northumberland, spent
Sunday at the home of Theodore Hoff
man, on Lower Mulberry street.
Miss Lois Boyer of Plymouth, spent
Sunday with Miss Isabel Baldy, West
Mahoning street.
Joseph Noroconk of Mahoning town
ship spent Sunday with Northumber
land friends.
Miss Mattie Keim, a student at the
Bloomsburg State Normal school, spent
■ Sunday with her parents in this city."
Mrs. Jonathan Sweisfort and daugh
ter. Mrs Johnston, East Market street,
j returned home Saturday from a sojourn
at Orlando. Florida.
Mrs. J. J Kline and Mrs. Gertrude
| Ellis left Saturday for Allentown.
Miss Mae McFadden of Bloomsburg.
spent Sunday with friends in this city.
Fred Smith of Berwick, spent Sun
day with relatives in this city.
Miss Fannie Neyhart of Bloomsburg
spent Sunday with Mrs John Bogart,
Cook's Court.
Dr. N M. Smith of South Danville,
made a professional visit to Wolver
ton yesterday.
I lOther Personals on Fourth pagej
M "'"^INSTALLED
Au Appliance Which will Prove a Saving
at the Water Works.
Among the recent improvements at
the Water Works is the installment of
a new heater which will result in the
saving of fuel to the amount of several
hundred dollars per year. The heater
is a modern appliance which utilizes
the exhaust of the engine to heat the
water before it is sent into the boiler.
Thus while informer times the wat
er passed into the boilers ice cold it
now enters heated up very near to the
■ boiling point and that, too, without a
I (sent of additional cost.
' The heater just installed is something
' quite original in its way, designed by
Superintendent P. J. Keefer, for the
special needs at the Water Works and
manufactured by Curry & Vannan of
Ibis city.
The heater, which contains fifty l
inch copper tubes, is 8 feet long and
11 }4 inches in diameter, giving it a
heating surface of over four hundred
square feet. It sends water into the
boiler heated up to 210 degrees, Fah
renheit,or 2 degrees below the boiling
point.
The old heater displaced in use by
the one just installed had a heating
surface of but :i!t square feet and was
utterly inadequate,as it was incapable
of heating the water up to any higher
point than 110 degrees.
Appointed To Be a Cadet.
Major C. P. Gearhart Monday
received notice from Adjutant General
Corbin of the IT. S. Army, that Char
les G. Mettler, the Major's nephew,
has been appointed to be cadet at West
Point. The fortunate young man,
who is a son of Philip Mettler of Kli
uesgrove, and is well known in this
city, passed a preliminary examina
tion at Mt. Carmel about a year ago
and was appointed as alternate to
West Point, Herbert Hollisfer of Mt.
Carmel, being principal appointee.
The latter, it seems, dropped behind
in his studies, which leaves a vacancy
from this district.
Mr. Mettler is at present a student
at Columbia College, New York. He
will report at Fort McHenry, Balti
more. for examination on May Ist.
Further Improvments.
New boilers are being installed in
the No. '■! Puddle mill at the Reading
Iron Works, which will be better un
derstood by those not acquainted about
the mill as the portion which was not
destroyed by fire last May.
lu all there will be seven new boilers
one for each of the puddle furnaces.
These will be of improved and modern
type, the same as installed in the new
portion of the mill. The new boilers
are larger than those displaced and
will necessitate considerable altera
tions about the mill, the most import
ant of which will be the raising of the
roof of each of the lean-tos. The im
pression is unfounded which seems to
have got abroad that the No. 2 puddle
mill is to be torn down and rebuilt.
The boilers will be installed one at
a time so as not to interfere too much
with the progress of work.
Shipe-Mincemoyer.
Harrv Shipe and Mrs. Amanda
Miucemoyer of this city were united
in matrimony last evening. The cere
mony took place at the home of Frank
lin Detweiler. Lower Mulberry street,
the Rev L- H. W. Kline.late of Tren
ton, N. J., officiating. Miss Harriet
Albeck was bridesmaid and Harry
Ellis best man. After the ceremony a
fine wedding supper was served.
Those present at the wedding were
as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Albeck.Mr. and Mrs. J. Hale. Mr. and
Mrs. George Bondman, Miss Katharine
Hale, Miss Lizzie Everhart, Messrs.
Jacob Eyerly, John Albeck, John
and Frank Detweiler.
A number of handsome presents were
received.
George M. Reed Heard From.
The current number of "Sporting
Life" contains a portrait of George M
Reed, Manager of theShreveport (La. )
base ball club. Correspondence from '
that place under date of March 2','nd. |
states that " Manager Reed" had spent j
the winter at that place, but that the
day before he had left for Tyler, |
Texas, which place this year will be !
used by the club as training quarters. I
Manager George M. Reed is a Dan- {
ville boy and his friends here art; glad
to hear from him in his responsible
position.
Arrested for Non-Support.
Herbert Jones, colored, au employe
of the Reading Iron Works, who hails
from Lewistown, was arrested last
evening on the strength of a telegram
from the Chief of Police of that place.
The charge is desertion. Jones, who
spent last night in the lock up.will be
removed to Lewistown today by an
office who is expected to arrive to
df .
Entertained Sunday School Glass.
Mrs. Lewis Crick entertained her
Sunday School class ami a few other
friends at her home in South Danville j
last evening. Those present were: j
John and William Pritchard, Charles
Wetzel. William .Tones, Arthur Reif
snyder, William Hancock, DeWitt
.Tobborn, Robert and George Nice,
Mrs. O. M. Li'uiger, Mrs. Louisa
Nice, Miss Retta Cook and Miss Mary
Cuthbcrt.
Many families from neighboring
itowns are removing to this city
THIS WAS
Some of Those who Change Residenoes
this Spring.
Among the hardships and tasks im
posed by fate upon the average man
and woman is the necessity of chang
ing their abode several times during
their stay on this terrestrial sphere. It
is to most people wearisome, disheart
ening work and while it is in progress
the family is without a home in any
thing like the true sense. Those who
have not changed residences will
never realize what they have to be
thankful for until they are compelled
to move.
Every first of April brings its full
quota of movings. Some seek new
homes for the purpose of bettering
themselves; others move because they
have to and, therefore,as likely as not
will find themselves worse oft' under
the change.
Among our well knowu citizens who
this year seek new homes the follow
ing are noted:
W. A. Sechler has moved into dwell
ing No 17 East Market street, vacated
by Veterinarian J. J. Kline, who mov
ed to Allentown. Mr. Sechler is fol
lowed at No. 8 West Mahoning street
by the owner of the premises, S. R.
Kreiger of Philadelphia. Alfred
Perkins, who occupied the brick house
belonging to Mr. Kreiger, West Ma
honing street, has removed to Waynes
boro. Charles Hartt has succeeded
him as Mr. Kreiger's tenant. The
house vacated by Mr. Hartt at Factory
and West Mahoning streets will be
occupied by T. F. Moyer, formerly
landlord of Hotel Oliver. Ed
ward Czechowicz will remove to i
dwelling 102 West Mahoning street,
owned by D. C. Hunt. The dwelling,
13 West Mahoning street, has been
purchased by Benjamin P. Harris, i
who will move into the premises. Ben
jamin Pritchard will remove from the
Pine street parsonage to the dwelling
vacated by Mr. Harris on Lower Mul
berry street.
Dr. W. P. Angle has removed from
the Magill building on Mill street to
the dwelling on Ferry street vacated
by James N. Irland. Samuel Bailey,
East Mahoning street, will remove in
to the Magill building. Howard Rep
pert will remove from the corner of
East Mahoning and Church streets to
the Gross hlock. The house vacated
by Mr. Reppert will bo occupied by
J. J. Newman, the hatter. Albert
Banfield,tenant in the building recent
ly purchased by John L. Evans, will
move into the rooms above Rempe's
jewelry store. A. L. Delcamp, East
Frout street, will take up quarters in
the Lackawanna building, Lower Mul
berry street. David Evans, who has
been living in the Gross building,along
with his brother, John L. Evans, will
occupy the new dwelling being re
modeled by the latter, at East Mahon
ing and Ferry streets.
Erwin Hunter will remove into town
from Pine Forest Park, taking up his
residence in the stono dwelling on
Ferry street adjoining his livery stable.
John Fisher, the tenant, will remove
to the Saul Lyon building. John Nevill,
Ash street, will take up his residence
in a jHirtionof the Lackawanna build
ing. W. K. Lunger removes from
dwelling corner of Grand and Rail
road streets to East Front street. The
building vacated will be occupied by
Jonathan Deen. The Leniger dwelling
No. 5 Pino street will be occupied by
Peter Winters.
Very Unpleasant Adventure.
Louis Dietz, of Mahoning township
administered severe but well deserv
ed punishment on a young man of this
city Friday night. Somewhere about
nine o'clock as Mr. Diet/, and his wife
were driving up Bloom road the young
fellow, who was under the influence
of liquor, jumped on the wagon be
hind. No objection was made to his
riding along until he began to insult
Mrs. Dietz. He finally became gross
ly offensive when Mr. Dietz command
ed him to leave the wagou. He refus
ed and kept up his insulting conduct
until Kocher's blacksmith shop was
reached. Here Mr. Dietz stopped and
went into the shop to procure a weap
on of some sort with which to defend
his wife's honor. As soon as his back
was turned the drunken man made an
assault on the defenseless woman. By
this time Mr. Dietz had found a club.
Rushing to the aid of his wife he dealt
her assailant a heavy blow, the full
force of which fell upon the fellow's
chin. He was rendered unconscious
and for over half an hour lay in that
state. He was dragged into the black
smith shop and as there seemed some
doubt as to whether he might recover
Dr. Kimerer was called. He improv
ed under treatment and at last ac
counts he seemed out of danger, al
though if will be many days before he
will recover from the effects of the
blow he received.
Attempted Burglary.
An attempt was made to rob the
house of William Fallon, West Mah
oning street about 8 o'clock last night
The family had not yet retired and
Mrs Fallon heard some one on the roof.
She notified her husband, who started
to investigate when the man was dis
covered. The would-he burglar escaped.
Term Olosed.
The East Danville Schools taught by
Miss Mapstone and Miss Madden were
closed yesterday, the term having ex
pired. Most of the other schools of the
township,which lost more or less time
are still open.
EST A BUSII Kl > IN I sr>r>.
SWALLOW
Charges of Lying and Insubordination Not
Sustained.
Dr. Swallow, whose trial before a
committee has been the absorbing t<ipic
at the Central Penn-ylvania Confer
ence during the past week.was yestei
day found not guilty of lying, a I
though it was decided that he nin-i l»
given public reproof.
The committee reported that the
charges of lying and insubordination
were not sustained; that certain speci
fications were sustained, but not
enough to sustain the charge- The
committee found that lie was guilty
ot highly imprudent- and nnniinisteri
al conduct and recommended that lie be
brought before the Conference and
that a public reprovalbe adniiuist n d
by the Bishop. Rev. (filbert, attorney
for Dr. Swallow, gave immediate
notice of appeal to the Judicial Con
ference of the church. This acts as a
stay of judgment Dr. Swallow is
now a full fledged member fit Confer
ene again.
The trial committee having in hand
the charges, made by Dr. Swallow
against Presiding Elder E. 11. Yocuin
reported that there was no grounds for
the charges.
Conference adjourned at 13:30 o'clock 1
yesterday afternoon. The appoint- j
meuts do not effect any change in the :
churches of this city. Neither were j
there any changes made in presiding !
Elders. Dr. J. Wesley Hill goes back j
to Grace Church at Harrishurg: R. C. j
Connor to Ridge Avenue, and Charles j
P. Hart/.ell in Si. Paul's Harrisburg. j
Officer Young After Truants.
John Snyder, Sr., Upper Mulberry i
street, and his little seven-year-old !
grandson, John Snyder, were before
Justice of the Peace Bare last night.
The principal offender in the case was
Master John, a pupil of the first grade
of the Fourth Ward schools, who it i
seems is an habitual truant. His grand
father was summoned to answer for neg
lect in not compelling the boy to at- 1
tend school.
The case is one which has given the i
truant officer a great dt al of trouble j
and the Justice explained to Mr. Snv- i
der just where his responsibility lay. |
The man explained that the boy is hard I
to control, but admitted that he
might have been a little too lenient.
Fine and costs amounted to some
five dollars. Mr. Snyder promised
to see to it that the boy attended
school in the future, whereupon the
case was continued with the under
standing that should the boy fail to
attend regularly both pupil and grand
father will be brought up again, the
former to pay the fine and costs accru
ed and the latter to be taken in charge j
by the authorities and handed over to I
some institution.
The School Board who are back of
the truant officer in this affair are
very much in earnest. This case is
only one of several which Officer
Young has on the string. There are
other habitual truants in the upper (
end of the borough who, he says, will
be heard from next.
How Easter Was Observed.
Except for a dashing shower which
gave the streets a deserted appearance
between the hours of 3 and I o'clock
in the afternoon the weather Sun
day was all that could he desired for
Easter. The streets were thronged
with people. Many, especially of the
feminine portion, were handsomely
attired, the Easter headgear being
strikingly in evidence, the bright and
delicate tints of color being in
thorough harmony with the warm sun
shine and the general aspect of spring.
As becomes the great festival com
memorating the Risen Christ the
churches as a rule were made beaut i
ful with flowers, in which the grace
ful Easter lily, the emblem of tin
birth of beauty, of purity out of the
slime and mire of the earth,wa- every
where the central figure. Large
congregations thronged every place of
worship. The crucifixion and resur
rection of Christ formed the theme of
every sermon. The music prepared
for the day a- announced in these
columns last week was of an es
pecially elaborate nature and it i»-
gratifying to note that without excep
tion the various programs wer< carried
through most effectively
S. M. Waite Signs the Pledge.
S. At. Waite better known as •• Ran"
Waite, was badly intoxicated yester
day forenoon, and as was very natural
fell into the hands of the police. He
was placed in the lockup to sober up.
after which he was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Bare.
Fine and costs amounted to some
four dollars, whili the defendant man
aged to secure without much difficulty
whereupon he was released
lu order to avert future trouble of
(lie same sort Mr. Waite. decided to
pledge himself to total abstinenci He
accordingly called upon the 'squin to
administer the oath in which lie hound
himself not to taste intoxicating liqu
or iu any form for the period of one
year.
Will Travel in the South.
Miss Mary Harris. West Mahoning
street, left yesterday morning for
Baltimore, Md.. where she will spend
a week with friends, after which she
will proceed to Birmingham, Ah)
where she will join her father. Rcu
amin P. Harris,for a"tour through th<
! South. She Will 111 |(|S. lit several
' months
JOB PRINTING
Ihe '-ii.eeof the AMERICAN hcing
furnished with a large assortmen
o« job letter and fancy type and jof
material generally, the Publisher
announces to the public that he is
p: p.ircu at all times to execute in
the neatest manner
•JOB PRINTING
Of ail i? inds and Doscrption
*-y/ Get our prices before place
your orders.
SALESMAN
Drei fuss k Company of this City out of
Pocket SSO.
Dreiiuss & Co.. were victimized by
• i -lick customer the other day, their
experience costing them the round
: s,m > ()f fifty dollars, ft was on Wed
j i>' -day last. the man purporting to ho
a t ' -man and who gave his name
as 11. M. Nathan,entered the store and
presented a card which bore the name
of -11. Forman, maker of fine head
wear for m.n. hoy sand children, No.
<"> l <rreat Jones street. New York."
I lie man then proceeded to show *
line of simples. The goods w*re of
line quality and the prices wt*re low
and i • had no difficulty in placing an
.order with Dreifuss & Co., and also
j with R. L. Marks.
Before leaving Mr. Dreifuss' stor#
|an overcoat caught his eye, which lie
fancied and he asked the price. Th«
, figure'—£l 2.so—seemed to suit him and
! ,l( ' agreed to buy the garment. He
was, however, short of ready cash and
is a m< asiire to relieve his wants and
pay tor the overcoat he made a propo
sition quite common with traveling
l salesmen that he give Mr. Dreifuss a
cheek for .<>() on a New York bank in
j which he had money deposited.
There was an element of risk in the
affair and Mr. Dreifuss objected. The
; fellow was so plausible, however, that
the merchant was finally won over and
Ihe endors- d for the amount. The
i money wa« drawn out of the Danville
National bank. Mr. Dreifuss got $12.60,
; the price of the overcoat, and the
-tranger got the balance. The sales
' man left his old overcoat behind with
. instruction that it be shipped to a
j certain address in New York city,
I which he gave as his home.
On Saturday Mr. Dreifuss was sum
moned to the Danville National bank
and informed that the check had been
j protested and he was confronted with
a bill of cost amounting to $2.50. The
New York hank had uo such name as
IH. M. Nathan among its depositors.
To investigate further Mr. Dreifuss
I ! eh graphed to the address in New York
city which the fellow gave as his
home and was informed that no such
j person was living there.
Mr. Dreifuss says the bogus salesman
was a Russian jew, a smooth faced and
a smooth tongued with black
hair, about five feet four inches - high
and weighing probably 135 pounds.
The Literary Societies.
The Garfield and Lincoln Literary
societies of the high school will hold
their senr.-monthly meeting tomorrow
afternoon. The following interesting
programs have been arranged.
GARFIELD SOCIETY.
Recitation "Mary of Scott*"
Miss Elsie Saiusbury
Declamation—Mr. Diseroad.
Recitation—"Flowers" Miss E. Read
Declamation—Mr. Thomas.
Staff of the Garfield Star:
Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Maiers. Liter
ary Editor, Miss Payne. Local News.
Mr. Randall Jacobs. Personals, Miss
Kase. Foreign News, MissJV. Reed
Domestic News, Mr. Bell. Advertise
ments. Mr. Motteru.
Subject of Debate: —"Resolved:
That the evils of competition are great -
er than its benefits. "
Vffirmative —Mr. Kerns, Mr. Russell
and Miss Tooey.
Negative—Mr. Mettler, Miss Fetter
man and Mr. Leniger.
LINCOLN SOCIETY.
Recitation—Miss Cousart.
I )eclamat ion—Mr. Raver.
Recitation—Miss Fisher.
Declamat ion—Mr. Jones.
Staff of The Liberator:
Editor-in-Chief Mr. Angle. Lit
erary Editor. Mr. Howard Lunger.
Local New-. Mis- Beaver. Personals.
Miss Werkhciser. Foreign News, Mr.
Edmondson. Domestic News, Mr.
Connolley. Advertisements, Mr. Farley
Subject of Debate: "Resolved,
That the evils of competition are great
er tban its benefits."
Affirmative—Mr. Herrington, Miss
Irland and Miss Youugnian.
Negafivt—Miss McNinch. Mr. H.
Miller and Mr Sliult/.
Silver Dollar's Safe Journey.
Some days ago mention was made of
a silver dollar addressed to a sojourn
er :it Tampa. Florida, which was en
trusted to the mails uninclosed. a 2
cent stamp being pasted on one side
and the address on the other.
According to information received
from Tampa, the dollar indue time
reached it- destination safely, which
lends an additional interest to the
affair. It wa- an unique idea adopted
to see how far the mails could be trust
ed. It i- a question,however.whether
tin dollar uninclosed was not safer
than it would have been merely in an
euvelojH".
Injured Hand.
John Ferguson, residing on Fourth
street, and an employe of Howe &
Samuel's puddle mill met with a pain
ful accident on Saturday. He was
working at the muck bar shears and
had stooped down to take out a piece
of iron when another bar was shoved
through th shears striking him on the
back "I In- right hand inflicting a
vei \ lid bruise. Dr. Curry was call
t d who dressed the injury.
Repairing the Bridge.
The borough is re-planking the
Western driveway of the canal bridge
en Mill street. Other repair* may b«
found necessary.